Tag: Belgian

Palm trees and ferns. Close your eyes and make the snow fade away at least until you go outside. Lithographic plates taken from the 1854 work “L’Illustration horticole des serres et des jardins.” By Charles Antoine Lemaire, it was published in Belgium.

Dieffenbachia antioquiensis. Dieffenbachia d’Antioquia. Aroidées. Lithograph. Plate CXCII, page 8 of L’Illustration horticole des serres et des jardins which was published in 1854. Charles Antoine Lemaire, author. F. et E. Gyselnyck, Gand, Belgium printer and lithographer. Collections of the Missouri Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002364120/page/n11/mode/2up
Thrinax Barbadensis, loddiges. Palmiers. Lithograph. Plate CXCII, page 10 of L’Illustration horticole des serres et des jardins which was published in 1854. Charles Antoine Lemaire, author. F. et E. Gyselnyck, Gand, Belgium printer and lithographer. Collections of the Missouri Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002364120/page/10/mode/1up
Araucaria Balansae. Conifères. Lithograph. Plate CXCVII, page 26 of of L’Illustration horticole des serres et des jardins which was published in 1854. Charles Antoine Lemaire, author. F. et E. Gyselnyck, Gand, Belgium printer and lithographer. Collections of the Missouri Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002364120/page/26/mode/1up
Thrithrinax Brasiliensis, Martius. Trithrinax du Brésil. Palmiers. Lithograph. Plate CCII, page 57 of of L’Illustration horticole des serres et des jardins which was published in 1854. Charles Antoine Lemaire, author. F. et E. Gyselnyck, Gand, Belgium printer and lithographer. Collections of the Missouri Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002364120/page/57/mode/1up
Dicksonia Chrysotricha. Fougères. Lithograph. Plate CCVI, page 73 of of L’Illustration horticole des serres et des jardins which was published in 1854. Charles Antoine Lemaire, author. F. et E. Gyselnyck, Gand, Belgium printer and lithographer. Collections of the Missouri Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002364120/page/73/mode/1up
Aralia Veitchi. Lithograph. Plate CCXXV, page 217 of ‘Illustration horticole des serres et des jardins which was published in 1854. Charles Antoine Lemaire, author. F. et E. Gyselnyck, Gand, Belgium printer and lithographer. Collections of the Missouri Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002364120/page/184/mode/1up

I didn’t find this one by myself, either. Someone I’m following on Mastodon posted a lithograph from a later edition.

More depictions of animals, these being paintings in oil on panel. Mostly sheep, ducks and chickens but some cattle too. Belgian. Franz van Severdonck, artist (1809-1889).

Sheep and Chickens at Pasture. 1864. Belgian. Oil on panel. Franz van Severdonck, artist (1809-1889). Signed and dated F van Severdonck 1864 on the lower left. Illegibly inscribed on the back. Image © 1999 – 2020 SKINNER, INC,  Fair use license. via https://live.skinnerinc.com/lots/view/4-5CI3F1/franz-van-severdonck-belgian-1809-1889
Cattle, sheep and poultry in a landscape. 1873. Belgian. Oil on panel. Franz van Severdonck, artist (1809-1889). Signed and dated F. Van Severdonck f1873 on the lower right. Inscribed Je soussigné déclare que le tableau ci-contre représentant vaches, taureaux, moutons est peint par moi – Francois Van Severdonck on the back. Image © Bonhams 2001-2022. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19571/lot/27/?category=list
Untitled work with sheep and poultry. Undated, by 1889. Belgian. Oil on panel. Franz van Severdonck, artist (1809-1889). Image © 2022 Catawiki. Fair use license. via https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/1523781-franz-van-severdonck-1809-1889
Weite Frühlingslandschaft mit Schafen, Undated, by 1889. Belgian. Oil on panel. Franz van Severdonck, artist (1809-1889). Image source; Hampel Auctions. Artwork in the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 100 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Franz_van_Severdonck_Weite_Fr%C3%BChlingslandschaft_mit_Schafen.jpg

Cat and kitten art but not from Instagram though the latest image was found there. Romantic style.Dutch/Belgian. Henriëtte Ronner, painter (1821-1909). Coming from a family of artists, she mostly painted cats.

"The Cat at Play." ca. 1860-78. Oil on panel.
“The Cat at Play.” ca. 1860-78. Oil on panel. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. In the public domain. via https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio/subjects/dogs-and-cats/objects#/SK-A-3089,2
Title not given. ca. 1860-78.
Title not given. ca. 1860-78. Oil on canvas. Image © Museum Boijmans. Fair use license. via https://www.boijmans.nl/en/collection/artworks/3389/painting
"Playtime." 19th c. Watercolor on paper.
“Playtime.” 19th c. Watercolor on paper. In the public domain due to age. via https://pixels.com/featured/playtime-henriette-ronner-knip.html
"Playing Cats." 19th c.
“Playing Cats.” 19th c. In the public domain. via https://fineartamerica.com/featured/playing-cats-henriette-ronner-knip.html
Sleepy heap. 1903. Dutch/Belgian. Henriette Ronner-Knip (1821-1909), painter. Signed and dated on the upper left. Sold by Bonham’s auction house in 2011. via Cats of Yore @catsofyore on Instagram. via Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/C-BsaQwJA3T/?hl=en
Kittens at Play. 1898. Dutch/Belgian. Oil on canvas. Henriette Ronner-Knip (1821-1909), painter. Signed on the upper right. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via @beautiful.classic.world on Instagram. via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/C-c-l0qo_Y3/?hl=en
Cat with Kittens. 1844. Dutch/Belgian. Oil on canvas. Henriette Ronner-Knip (1821-1909), painter. Collections of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via Rolvatore on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/DL0E5aNTrho/

Women wandering in an Art Nouveau sea. Posters by Belgian artist Henri Privat-Livemont (1861–1936).

"La Vague" (The Wave). 1897.
“La Vague” (The Wave). 1897. Lithograph. Collection of the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henri_Privat_Livemont_-_La_Vague_(The_Wave)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

"Casino de Cabourg," part of the 1896 series "Les Maîtres de l'affiche."
“Casino de Cabourg,” part of the 1896 series “Les Maîtres de l’affiche.” 19th c. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://printmasterpieces.com/products/cabourg-henri-privat-livemont-les-maitres-de-l-affiche

Landscapes with rainbow colored skies by Belgian painter Georges Lemmen (1865-1916). Pointillist school.

"Plage a Heist." 1891-92.
“Plage a Heist.” 1891-92. Collection of the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/lemmen_georges.html

"View of the Thames." 1892.
“View of the Thames.” 1892. Collection of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence. In the public domain. via https://www.wikiart.org/en/georges-lemmen/view-of-the-thames-1892

"Factories on the Thames." 1892-1894.
“Factories on the Thames.” 1892-1894. In the public domain. via https://www.houzz.com/product/125074943-georges-lemmen-factories-on-the-thames-18×27-wall-decal-contemporary-wall-decals

Lovely Art Nouveau jewels from the turn of the last century. All wondrous. Collection of the Morse Museum, Winter Park, Florida. Images courtesy of the museum.

Brooch in the motif of a winged figure. ca. 1900.
Brooch in the motif of a winged figure. ca. 1900. French. Gold and enamel. Eugène Feuillâtre, maker (1870-1916). Fair use license. via http://www.morsemuseum.org/collection-highlights/jewelry-enamels-and-metalwork/winged-brooch

Swan brooch. ca. 1900.
Swan brooch. ca. 1900. Probably Belgian. Gold, enamel, pearl, and diamond. Attributed to Philippe Wolfers (1858-1929). Fair use license. via http://www.morsemuseum.org/collection-highlights/jewelry-enamels-and-metalwork/swan-brooch

Pendant in an autumn design. ca. 1900.
Pendant in an autumn design. ca. 1900. French. Gold and enamel. René Jules Lalique, designer (1860-1945). Fair use license. via http://www.morsemuseum.org/collection-highlights/jewelry-enamels-and-metalwork/autumn-pendant1

Nymphs and other ladies in a sea of blues and golds . . . . .somewhere to linger . .. at least for the afternoon. Constant Montald, Belgian Symbolist painter (1862-1944).

"Ophelia." 1893.
“Ophelia.” 1893. Oil on panel. Artwork in the public domain because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://curiator.com/art/constant-montald/ophelia.

"Nymphes Dansant."1898.
“Nymphes Dansant.” 1898. Oil, tempera and canvas. Collection of the Fin-de-Siècle Museum, Brussels. Cc license 4.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Constant_Montald-Nymphes_dansant.jpg.

"Fountain of Inspiration." 1907.
“Fountain of Inspiration.” 1907. Collection of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts, Brussels. Cc license 3.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Constant_montald,_la_fontana_dell%27ispirazione,_1907.jpg.

Émile Claus, Belgian painter(1849-1924). Mostly a painter of outdoor scenes, of which I love these four.

Untitled work. Early 20th c.
Untitled. Early 20th century. via curiator.com. In the public domain.

"Zonnegloed". 1905.
“Zonnegloed”. 1905. Collection of the Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens and Deurle. via hu.wikipedia.org. In the public domain.

"End of August". 1909.
“End of August”. 1909. via allposters.com. In the public domain.

"Capucines (Nasturtiums)." 1901.
“Capucines (Nasturtiums).”. 1901. via aboutartnouveau.wordpress.com. In the public domain.

Henri Meunier (1873-1922). Belgian. Art Nouveau. Illustrator and poster designer.

Poster for the Concerts Ysaye. 1895.
Poster for the Concerts Ysaye. 1895. via pinterest.com. In the public domain.

"L 'Heure Du Silence". 1897.
“L’Heure du Silence”. 1897. via magnoliabox.com. In the public domain.

Carte postale with a lobster theme. ca. 1895-1900.
Carte postale with a lobster theme. ca. 1895-1900. via pinterest.com. In the public domain.

Jeu de Cartes Estétique. (Playing cards).
Jeu de Cartes Estétique Nº1 (playing cards) Henri Meunier, designer. Ernotte Michaux, publisher. via pinterest.com and wopc.co.uk. In the public domain.